"despite billions of dollars in research funding, and thousands of journal articles, biological psychiatry has given doctors and patients little of practical value never mind a cause or a cure" https://t.co/qRls5cDwyz
— Joanna Moncrieff (@joannamoncrieff) December 6, 2018
Health: Modern
On Modern Medicine
This is so well summarised – there is a clear need within the health system to focus on deprescribing particularly with chronic conditions @DrAseemMalhotra @Deprescribing @PJOnline_News @rpharms @UKCPA https://t.co/7ib7Bncjlx
— Neetu Bansal (@PharmNeetu) November 30, 2018
C. diff Now More Common Outside of the Hospital
Dangerous Infection C. diff Tied To Hospitals Now Becoming Common Outside Them https://t.co/bMMoSofTqg via @NPR
— Ash Paul (@pash22) November 25, 2018
On CAC Scans
This is the first time I have heard of coronary artery calcium (CAC) scans. It is being proposed that the CAC scan test results are very significant and predictive.
Dr. Bernard J. Carroll Passes Away (October 4th)
"Dr. Carroll concluded that the psychiatric drug literature had become so polluted as to be virtually meaningless; he called most drug trials infomercials.” https://t.co/pK1yThlnRU
— Leonie (@leoniefen) October 5, 2018
Probiotics Not Useless
More unfounded headlines, great response – thank you Stephen @NutraUSA
No BBC, probiotics are not ‘quite useless’ https://t.co/B89C2n95MF— george (@probiotic_man) September 7, 2018
Concerning Maternal Death Statistic
Phenomenal reporting from @alisonannyoung and @USATODAY. "[The] U.S. continues to watch other countries improve as it falls behind. Today, this is the most dangerous place in the developed world to give birth."https://t.co/FqqMI4wDFb pic.twitter.com/R6T8q9C1Sf
— Kaitlyn Patierno (@khpatierno) July 27, 2018
On Unnecessary Medical Care
1/ In a congressional hearing on health care costs earlier this week, expert testimony indicated that 30-60% of the approx. $3.6 trillion we spend on medicine is wasteful. (see James testimony here) https://t.co/JRLhI9SdZW
— Jeneen Interlandi (@JInterlandi) July 20, 2018
Also see these two interesting articles:
Overkill: An avalanche of unnecessary medical care is harming patients physically and financially. What can we do about it? (The New Yorker)
When Evidence Says No, but Doctors Say Yes: Long after research contradicts common medical practices, patients continue to demand them and physicians continue to deliver. The result is an epidemic of unnecessary and unhelpful treatments. (The Atlantic)
Mobile Phones and Cancer: A Peer Reviewed Landmark Study
Did you know in March this year, a scientific peer review of a landmark United States government study concluded that there is “clear evidence” that radiation from mobile phones causes cancer? https://t.co/ByAtE3CdJy
— Frank Lipman MD (@DrFrankLipman) July 22, 2018